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Melanie Hamilton
No. She was her sister-in-law.
According to the IMDb website, the role of Beau Wilkes, son of Ashley and Melanie Wilkes, was played by Mickey Kuhn (in the scene where Melanie is dying) and Gary Carlson (uncredited - in the scene where Melanie is feeding the returning soldiers.)
It was George Ashley Wilkes.
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Olivia de Havilland, who played Ashley's wife Melanie.
Melanie Wilkes sings "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" at Tara's melancholy Christmas in Gone with the Wind.
Melanie Hamilton
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No. She was her sister-in-law.
According to the IMDb website, the role of Beau Wilkes, son of Ashley and Melanie Wilkes, was played by Mickey Kuhn (in the scene where Melanie is dying) and Gary Carlson (uncredited - in the scene where Melanie is feeding the returning soldiers.)
It was George Ashley Wilkes.
No. The part of Melanie Hamilton is played by Olivia de Havilland who does bear a striking resemblance to Donna Reed, imho.
Their respective wedding rings.
Melanie Hamilton married her cousin Ashley Wilkes.
No, Ava Gardner would have been a teenager when Gone With The Wind came out in 1939. Vivien Leigh was Scarlett O'Hara, and Olivia de Havilland was Melanie Wilkes Hamilton.